Developer Stairway Video games has introduced its tropical island farming sim Coral Island will probably be getting its 1.0 launch on 14th November after simply over a 12 months of PC early entry, and it will be launching for Xbox Collection X/S and PlayStation 5 on the identical day.

Coral Island, which entered early entry final October on Steam and the Microsoft Retailer, is yet one more entry within the ever-growing record of farming sims closely impressed by Stardew Valley’s extra fashionable tackle the style (it even has an evil company entity of its personal), however it’s aiming to set itself aside with a deal with ocean exploration and conservation.

After all, all of the acquainted style staples are current and proper too, together with farming, crafting, fishing, mining, adorning, socialising, and, in fact, wooing, with Coral Island that includes 25 eligible islanders to romance as one season offers technique to the subsequent.

I will admit I solely performed Coral Island for about 20 minutes again at its early entry launch earlier than deciding to attend for model 1.0, however my preliminary impressions had been usually optimistic, with its sturdy artwork type and tropical island setting giving it its personal distinctive, splendidly relaxed vibe. And it is obtained a heap of latest content material since then, together with new seasonal festivals, new areas, new outfits and customisation choices, merfolk, adoptable pets, and extra.

Coral Island will value $29.99 USD (a slight improve from its present $24.99 worth level) when it launches for PC, Xbox Collection X/S, and PS5 on 14th November. A Swap launch will comply with in 2024, with Stairway explaining it wants “extra time to make sure the enjoying expertise is as finest as attainable”. The developer additionally notes early entry saves will probably be incompatible with Coral Island’s 1.0 launch, however says cash earned in a earlier save may be carried over to a brand new one.

Stairway will proceed improvement of Coral Island all through subsequent 12 months, including the likes of multiplayer, merfolk romance choices, underwater farming, kids, and extra – as per its 2024 roadmap – and its promised 1.0 characteristic record appears to be like like this:

• Storyline to revitalise the city
• In-depth interactions with NPCs, together with coronary heart occasions and dynamic dialogue
• Marriage and the power to begin a household
• NPC outfits for Spring, Summer season, Fall, and Winter (most NPCs)
• Bathing outfits (choose NPCs)
• Customisation choices for your own home’s exterior
• Over 200 decor choices to select from
• Over 200 clothes choices to select from
• Undertake a pet
• A complete of eight distinctive festivals every crammed with mini-games
• Entry to all diving depths (10m/20m/30m/40m/50m)
• Entry to all mining gates (Earth/Water/Wind/Fireplace)
• The prospect to amass a legendary pet
• Encounter Merfolk NPCs and discover their Kingdom
• And rather more!